Which is why these lawsuits should be a worry to everyone, including people never take these drugs. Because once that public confidence in drug accountability starts...
As already stated, the bludgeon of the law alone is likely to be blunted by the insidious infection that drug addiction is. The battle to rid...
In Lagos State alone, a 2024 study by the combined team of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Education found...
FG’s 2026 policy reduces import duties on pharmaceuticals, rice, and cars. Stakeholders react as benefits and risks emerge across sectors.
The human toll of such a system is enormous. Mass incarceration, extrajudicial violence, and other systematic abuses of human rights have become common features drug enforcement....
Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector faces rising costs and shortages as the Iran war disrupts global supply chains and drives drug prices up by 30%.
The most uncomfortable truth remains: the war on drugs is not simply combating crime--it's against those who have nothing to fight back with. 4 4 And...
In fact the concept of a “war on drugs” might be questioned from every angle. After decades of armed struggle against it, global drug production has...
There is also a gender dimension that must not be ignored. Young women often bear the heaviest consequences of drug abuse, from exploitation to long-term psychological...
Drug abuse remains a major threat to Nigeria’s social stability, public health, and national development. If left unchecked, it can undermine the future of the country,...